Congress Must Extend the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program

I am a strong advocate and participant in forest collaboration — and so is my company, Forest Business Network. At the center of forest collaboration in the U.S. is the USDA Forest Service's Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration #CFLR Program. I'm on the National CFLR Coalition steering committee and I’m pleased to announce that CFLRP was funded at its fully authorized $40 million level in the FY2018 omnibus appropriations bill that was passed and signed on March 23. Given the program’s well-documented success improving forest health and safety, a permanent extension of CFLRP is essential. To that end, please share the Fact Sheet with legislators and other interested parties.